Bottle filler



J'. M. Kl-:Y

BOTTLE FILLER May 30, 1933.

Filed Feb. l0

Z lil) Z 19 llll Patented May 30, 1933 :Q'FFICE amasar. KEY, or Yonai, essruon oroivEHAnr 'roronnrg HUNT, or l Bo'r'rtn FILLER An lobjectief thelinvention istofprovide a bottle ller with which bottles may be quickly and conveniently filled. y v l Another object of the invention is to provide a bottle -iller which `maylbe used to fill bottles of different sizes, and particularly bottles of different heights.

Y Still another object of the` invention is to provide a bottlevtller with an adjustable support for the bottles,- whichserves to keep the bottles -in'A normal :position andA prevent breakage. L I

A further objectfof the invention is to provide a lever for the adjustable bottle support which has means for holding the lever yieldingly in normal position and which permits the adjustable bottle support to be moved downwardly and laterally from under a bottle.

Additional objects of the invention will appear in the following specification in which the preferred form of the invention is described.

In the drawing similar reference characters refer to similar parts in both views, of which Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view illustrating the invention, and

Figure 2 is a sectional view on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

By referring to the drawing it will be seen that a base 5 is provided from which extends upwardly a standard 6, the standard 6 being secured to the base 5 in` a suitable manner. Mounted on the standard 6 there is a bottle illing head 7 which is preferably secured to the standard 6 by adjustable means 8, the bottle illing head 7 being of conventional con-` struction and not being part of the invention. This bottle filling head 7 has an outlet tube 29 which may be disposed within the bottle 9, as illustrated in Figure 1 of the drawing.

My invention relates to the lever or supporting bar 10, sometimes designated in the trade as a stirrup, and the bottle support 11, and the other parts associated therewith which will now be described. The bottle sup` port 11 is disposed above the lever 10 and has depending flanges 12 spacedapart, one at each side of the lever 10, depending anges 12 being secured to the lever 10 by a pivot pin 13 which provides a pivotalconnection between the-bottlefsupport 11 and the lever 10. It will be seen by referring to Figure lth'atthe center of gravity of the bottle suppo'rtll is at Vthe outer side of ythe pin 13, so that when a bottle. is not held down againstthebottle support 11 :by-meansv'of the Vcap 14 of the bottle filling head 7 the bottle supportllwill assume the position illustrated by the .dotted lines in Figure 1. i

Thefle'ver 10 has an `opening 15 through 'wh-ichthe standard 6 is disposed, andthe said lever -10 jbeyond `the opening 15 is pivoted at 16`to a bearing member18, the bearing member 18-havingan aperture 19 through which thestandard .is disposed and being held against 'vertical movement on the standard 6 -byf'a collar 20 disposed below4 the bearing member 18 anda collar 21 disposed above the said bearin'gfmember 18. These co`l1ar`s`20 and 21 are heldrelativelyto the` standard 6 by pins or screws disposed in apertures in the collars 20 and 21 and which engagethestandardt, .as will be seen" byre'erring `to the drawingm@l l e. AIt will beunderstood'thatthe bearing mem- 'berl -lSHmay .rotate :on the :standar-d 6 and this rotary movement of the Abearing niem- =ber y18 o'n the'standar'd =is Alimited'by the boss `22 Vwhich extends lupwardlyirom the bearing Amember 18 and which yisdisposed in lan arcuate groove 23 in lthecollarj21. l Disposedbelow thehlever 10 there is a col- 'lar 24 which ispressed upwardly againstwthe underside of the leverll() ineans'oiil a spring 25,"t'h`e'spring ,'25 being su'pport'ed by a. collar 26 whichlis held in'place 'e on lthe standard '6 by a pin`27.

From 'the descriptionfot the invention, it

willbe understood that the lever'lOby means ofrits handle 28 'may be moved downwardly 'and may ybe 4rotated relatively to the `standard 6, svo'that a bottle 9'may befdisposedfagains't the-cap S14 vivithfthe outlet tube 29 disposed in the bottle, when the y"leve/n10 maybe rotated to 'position the bottle supportl -11 under the bottle 9., whenthe-downwardpressure 4against the handle 28 having been l removed, the spring 25'will-serve tofpress the lever 10up- 'wardly, itogether -with'the bottle support,

v bottle 9 will be held'between this cushion 30 and the filling cap 14, which is provided in the customary manner with a gasket or cushion for engaging the'top of the bottle. The

base 5has a recess31`in whicha pad or cushion 35 is disposed, so that, when thebottle has been filled in the customary manner by the introduction of carbonic acid gas, or other gas, through the filling Ltube 29 by the operation of the valve 32, andsubsequently by'meansiof ythe valve 32 introducing a liquid, or a liquid an-da gas, in the bottle, the valve 32 beingof the l(':ustomary type to introduce carbonio acid gas ifrom Aone ofthe pipes 33 or 34 and a liquidV and gas from the otherpipe 33er 34,k the lever 10 may be moved downl wardlyand laterallyand'the bottlev 9 may be moved downen Vthe cushion 35. i u

` Vhen-the bottle is disposed? inthe position indicated in Figure 1 of the drawing, the lever 10 with the bottle support llrmay be rotated on the standard and, when the handle 28 is freed, the spring 25 will press the lever, togetherwitli the bottle support, upwardly. -Itwill be understood that the movement is such that `bottles of various heights may be disposed between thecushion 30 'and the fill ing cap 14 on the bottle support. -It will also bel understood'that thebottle support 11 is selfeadjusting to keep the'bottlezlevel, while lever pivoted to the bearing `member and` having an openlng through which the standard vishdisposed, resilient means for holding the lever yieldingly upwardly relatively to the'sta-ndard,-and a bottle support :mounted on the lever.

5.In a bottle filler, a base, a standard eX- t'endlng upwardly from the base, a filling cap mounted on the standard, a bearing member Arotatably mounted on the standarda lever Vpivoted 'tothe bearing member and having an opening through whichV the.I standard is disposed, resilient means for` holding the lever vyieldingly upwardly ,relatively to 'the standard, anda bottle support mounted on thelever...y :Y a" 2: Y, I

6. In a bottle ller, a standard, abearing member Arotatably mounted on the standard, a lever pivoted to the bearing member and havlng anzopening through which the standard is disposed,and a bottle support mounted on the leven, A ,Y i, pJAMES M.

the lever is moved downwardly or upwardly on its pivot 17, which preventsbreakage.

"Whatis claimed is: n

V1.-]n a bottle filler, a iillingcapxalever, and a bottle support disposed abovethe lever Y and pivoted thereto with the centerfof gravity of the bottle-support atone'sideof the pivot to dispose the bottle support with one side extending! downwardly against thel lever when afbottle is not Vheld upwardly'against l the filling cap bythe bottle support.

2. Ina bottle filler, a fillingcap, -a lever mounted for verticalr and lateral movement, abottle support disposed above the vlever and pivoted thereto with the oenterof gravity of the bottle support at one side of the pivot to' disposetlie bottlesu'pport" with one side extending downwardly Vagainst the 'lever when a bottle is not held .upwardlyaginsn tatably mountedon thestandard and movable f I verticallyv relatively thereto, resilient. means for'holding the leveriupwardly in normal position, and a bottle= supportdisposed above the llever and .pivoted thereto with theeenter 1` 

